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Greg Inglis will be the name on everyone's lips after the season has finished...the boy is a gifted player without any rivals.
No you wont hear that.
Lockyer is behind Johns and always will be.
If Lockyer does all that as you noted then it will cement his spot as the 2nd best player.
Leagueguy said:I find it hard to knock Buderas. He has champion qualities. I'd still take him over Cameron Smith
Leagueguy said:Buderas has an amazing will to win. In a tight semi final, when the pressure is really on, watch him inspire Newcastle. He's the bastard that will beat your team through sheer determination.
Happily. I hate to see Buderus get so much recognition for being great when it's his halfback making him look it.lockyno1 said:I'd throw in Berrigan as well.
Really? Where was he when Joey was injured last year then... i saw nobody getting them wins through sheer determination ;-)Leagueguy said:Buderas has an amazing will to win. In a tight semi final, when the pressure is really on, watch him inspire Newcastle. He's the bastard that will beat your team through sheer determination.
Farkin funny you aremxlegend99 said:Danny Buderus is not even the second best.
Cam Smith = Best.
Farah/Priddis = Competition for Second Best.
Buderus = 4th.
That's on this years form.
mxlegend99 said:Happily. I hate to see Buderus get so much recognition for being great when it's his halfback making him look it.
Last year and the year before he didn't look so hot when Joey was out. :lol:
Funny that i recall when Joey was out for the year, Bedsey picked up the Dally M award. Geez, hit the nail on the head you did didn't you twat.mxlegend99 said:Happily. I hate to see Buderus get so much recognition for being great when it's his halfback making him look it.
Last year and the year before he didn't look so hot when Joey was out. :lol:
Hes a great hooker, that is lucky enough to play with the best half-back. It should be well stated that if the knights are missing Bedsey and not joey, the Knights also suffer. Ur opinion is about as intelligent as Locky, and he can fly from LA to Brookie in 2 hours.mxlegend99 said:Really? Where was he when Joey was injured last year then... i saw nobody getting them wins through sheer determination ;-)
He's a solid hooker. But a solid hooker with a great halfback will look a lot better then he is. That's my opinion. Put Priddis, Smith, Farrah, Berrigan on the field with Joey... i'm sure people would be thinking they were the greatest hooker also.
Stranger said:Funny that i recall when Joey was out for the year, Bedsey picked up the Dally M award. Geez, hit the nail on the head you did didn't you twat.
Game set and match - thank you linesmen, thank you ball boys
Mad Dogg said:Johns at his best is the best player in the world. I don't think anybody can dispute that.
The problem is that up until a few years ago he would always play at his best when his team was demolishing the opposition. In a game where his team would have won by 20-30 points with any halfback worth his salt, Johns would turn it into a 50-60 point rout. But get him in a match where his team was being outperformed and he would get frustrated and wouldn't play to that level (and also had a habit of 'getting injured'). Whereas Lockyer at fullback was the exact opposite, when the Broncos were dominating he would sit back and just play a more normal fullback role, but when they were struggling he would step up and get himself more and more involved. The 2002 semi against the Roosters is still the best performance I've ever seen from a player in a team so utterly dominated in every other aspect of the park.
However, over the last few years things have started to change. Johns seems to finally be able to perform near his best when the going gets tough, but unfortunately he's also become very injury-prone and hasn't played a full season for years. And after Lockyer's move to 5/8th, he no longer seems to be able to perform as well when the opposition are dominating, presumably because he's closer to the line and has less time. But I guess it's to be said that he now has a more important role in stopping the Broncos from being dominated in the first place. And he's hardly been injury-free himself, although obviously not to the extent of Johns and he's generally played through the pain.
I'd give the edge to Johns, but it's certainly not the landslide that some make it out as, albeit largely due to his injuries limiting him rather than Lockyer catching him.